Best Universities for Communications and Public Relations in Oceania

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Oceania ranked based on their research performance in Communications and Public Relations. A graph of 3.13M citations received by 124K academic papers made by 50 universities in Oceania was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Communications and Public Relations

#1 in Australia

#11 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Communications and Public Relations

#2 in Australia

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 77,162
Founded: 1853

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Communications and Public Relations

#3 in Australia

#15 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Communications and Public Relations

#4 in Australia

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Communications and Public Relations

#5 in Australia

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,864
Founded: 1949

6. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Communications and Public Relations

#6 in Australia

#31 in the World

Founded: 1971

7. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Communications and Public Relations

#7 in Australia

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

8. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Communications and Public Relations

#8 in Australia

#56 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

9. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Communications and Public Relations

#9 in Australia

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

10. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Communications and Public Relations

#10 in Australia

#73 in the World

Founded: 1965

11. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Communications and Public Relations

#11 in Australia

#80 in the World

Founded: 1887

12. University of Auckland

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Communications and Public Relations

#1 in New Zealand

#81 in the World

Founded: 1883

13. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Communications and Public Relations

#12 in Australia

#93 in the World

Founded: 1991

14. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Communications and Public Relations

#13 in Australia

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

15. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Communications and Public Relations

#14 in Australia

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 58,607
Founded: 1966

16. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Communications and Public Relations

#15 in Australia

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

17. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Communications and Public Relations

#16 in Australia

#121 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

18. Victoria University of Wellington

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New Zealand | Wellington

For Communications and Public Relations

#2 in New Zealand

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 21,833
Founded: 1897

19. Massey University

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New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Communications and Public Relations

#3 in New Zealand

#147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

20. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Communications and Public Relations

#17 in Australia

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

21. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Communications and Public Relations

#18 in Australia

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

22. University of Otago

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New Zealand | Dunedin

For Communications and Public Relations

#4 in New Zealand

#182 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

23. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Communications and Public Relations

#19 in Australia

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

24. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Communications and Public Relations

#20 in Australia

#208 in the World

Founded: 1966

25. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Communications and Public Relations

#21 in Australia

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 33,879
Founded: 1890

26. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Communications and Public Relations

#22 in Australia

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

27. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Communications and Public Relations

#23 in Australia

#215 in the World

Founded: 1908

28. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Communications and Public Relations

#24 in Australia

#217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 17,576
Founded: 1967

29. University of Waikato

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New Zealand | Hamilton

For Communications and Public Relations

#5 in New Zealand

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 10,537
Founded: 1964

30. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Communications and Public Relations

#25 in Australia

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

31. Auckland University of Technology

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New Zealand | Auckland

For Communications and Public Relations

#6 in New Zealand

#281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

32. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Communications and Public Relations

#26 in Australia

#298 in the World

Founded: 1991

33. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Communications and Public Relations

#27 in Australia

#341 in the World

Founded: 1970

34. University of Canterbury

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New Zealand | Christchurch

For Communications and Public Relations

#7 in New Zealand

#342 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

35. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Communications and Public Relations

#28 in Australia

#350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

36. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Communications and Public Relations

#29 in Australia

#374 in the World

Founded: 1990

37. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Communications and Public Relations

#30 in Australia

#392 in the World

Founded: 1991

38. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Communications and Public Relations

#31 in Australia

#414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

39. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Communications and Public Relations

#32 in Australia

#441 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

40. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Communications and Public Relations

#33 in Australia

#466 in the World

Founded: 1967

41. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Communications and Public Relations

#34 in Australia

#494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

42. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Communications and Public Relations

#35 in Australia

#496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

43. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Communications and Public Relations

#36 in Australia

#534 in the World

Founded: 1987

44. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Communications and Public Relations

#37 in Australia

#654 in the World

Founded: 1989

45. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Communications and Public Relations

#38 in Australia

#688 in the World

Founded: 1870

46. Lincoln University, New Zealand

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New Zealand | Christchurch

For Communications and Public Relations

#8 in New Zealand

#1007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

47. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Communications and Public Relations

#39 in Australia

#1241 in the World

Enrollment: 11,579
Founded: 1989

48. University of the South Pacific

For Communications and Public Relations

#1 in Fiji

#1446 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

49. Fiji National University

For Communications and Public Relations

#2 in Fiji

#2725 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

50. University of Papua New Guinea

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Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby

For Communications and Public Relations

#1 in Papua New Guinea

#3398 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Oceania

Broadcast Journalism41

Classics and Ancient History49

Criminology and Criminal Justice47

Early Childhood Education46

Education Majors50

Forensic Science39

Gender Studies48

Human Rights Law43

Intellectual Property and Patent Law40

International Law39

International Relations and Diplomacy36

Journalism and Digital Media46

Law Enforcement43

Library and Information science49

Media Studies48

Military science43

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution46

Occupational Safety and Health45

Political Economy45

Political Science54

Public Policy / Administration48

Radio and Television broadcasting39

Special Education43

Sports / Exercise science45

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies50

Urban and Regional planning45